We went to pick up Tim at the beach yesterday and hang out there for a while, and I just have to say the weather and just the whole beach experience was...amazing, incredible, awesome, I can't think of enough words to describe it! The guy who hosted the guys' weekend, Scott, had his family come down, too, and we all hung out together for the day. His wife and I talked up a storm while the kids played in the sand - the boys dug caves and the girls built castles, and Tim and Scott tossed the football and waded around in the water. It was completely unplanned - Tim was going to come back Saturday night with one of the other guys. But he called that night asking how we felt about him staying another night and then us coming down there to hang out with him there on Sunday. Nicole and I were like, "Well, OK, I guess we could do that" not really wanting to make the drive down there and back. But now I'm SO glad we did!This morning I was reading in Numbers 9 about how the Israelites stayed and moved at the Lord's leading. And this is how He led:21 Sometimes the cloud stayed only from evening till morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they set out. Whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud lifted, they set out. 22 Whether the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, the Israelites would remain in camp and not set out; but when it lifted, they would set out. 23 At the LORD’s command they encamped, and at the LORD’s command they set out. They obeyed the LORD’s order.Sometimes I wish we had a cloud like that, don't you? A big visual sign! But I know we have the Holy Spirit - the still small voice, and I'm very grateful for that! Only the Israelites could enjoy the benefits of the cloud - now we all can enjoy being led by the Spirit who comes to live inside us when we ask Jesus into our heart. Very cool.Well, I'll leave you with some pictures of our lovely time at the beach, along with a couple snapshots of the broken rearview mirror!

So good to see you Saturday night! I read your telling of your trip home and now I have seen the picutres of the mirror. You were truly blessed, you had a fellow DRIVER... And the pictures of the beach are exciting! God has given you soooo much and you are THANKFUL. I love you and so does He!
It was exciting to see the "glasses"...

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Laura Young

2/24/2011 04:46:18 am

Which beach? We were at my parent's place on Longboat Key Sunday. The water looked beautiful but I didn't get in.

Tim & Jodie

Tim and Jodie have been married since Nov. 5, 1988. Tim is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and retired city of Tampa Firefighter. Jodie is a happily laid off IBM/AT&T 21 yr veteran employee turned stay-at-home home-schooling mom (say that fast three times!). She works very part-time for a local Christian author and speaker. They have four wonderful children: triplets Nathan, Nicole, and Noah born 11/16/97 and Nicholas born 5/16/99.